Nehemiah 12:25
“Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,.... Who was high priest in Babylon, and whose…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In 1Ch 9:17, 1Ch 9:24, 1Ch 9:26, four families of porters only are mentioned; six are implied here, in Neh 7:45, and in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The thresholds of the gates - Some understand this of a sort of porticoes at the gates, and are puzzled about it,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 12:1-26
We have here the names, and little more than the names, of a great many priests and Levites, that were eminent in their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Mattaniah Cf. Neh 12:8; Neh 11:17. Mattaniah representing Asaphites.
Bakbukiah Cf. Neh 12:9; Neh 11:17, representing the…
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